This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
THE 8TH BATTLION, ROYAL SCOTS (LOTHIAN REGIMENT) ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1915
4 December 1914
Imperial War Museum
Matron Maude A Buckingham, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of heart failure after an operation 04 December 1915.
Died 4 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Matron Maude A Buckingham, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died of heart failure after an operation 04 December 1915.
Died 4 December 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lt Col Maxwell enlisted on the outbreak of war in 1914 and was posted to the Western Front in May 1915 where he commanded C Company. He served at Ypres and fought in the Battle of the Somme,where at one point he was the only officer of three companies to
Died 4 December 1917
Imperial War Museum
Private Thomas Leng. Unit: 47th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 04 December 1917 KIA at Messines Western Front
Died 4 December 1917
Imperial War Museum